Kerr & Co Lawyers is a small firm based in Geelong with a principal focus on Commercial Law, Conveyancing and Estate Planning.
Our staff
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Simon is the principal of the firm and an experienced Property and Commercial Lawyer. Prior to starting Kerr & Co in 2015 Simon worked as a lawyer in Hamilton and Geelong. Simon is known for providing exceptional commercial advice that is down to earth, sensible, and tailored to clients individual circumstances.
Outside of the law Simon is a company director on several boards and has significant personal business and property development experience. Simon is married with 4 children.
We have experience in the following areas:
Commercial Law
– Commercial Leases
– Farming Leases
– Business Sales
– Employment Contracts
– Business Contracts
– Loan Agreements (secured by Mortgage and/or PPSR Security Interest)
– Establishing corporate structures and trusts
– Taxation advice in relation to CGT & Stamp Duty
– Debt recovery
– Loan and guarantee advice (solicitors certificate)
– Other commercial transactions and advice
Conveyancing Transactions
– Simple conveyance of land
– Commercial conveyance of land
– Subdivisions
– Non-dutiable transfers from Discretionary Trusts and SMSF.
– Transfers of partial interest in land.
– Change of Trustee.
Estate Planning
– Simple Wills
– Wills creating testamentary trust(s)
– Mutual Wills
– Probate applications
– Estate administration
Our commercial clients include
Our recent work includes
– Assisting Prime100 Pty Ltd with employment related advice in its recent sale to Quadrant Private Equity.
– Establishing a compliant farming trust exempt from stamp duty in a family farm transfer.
– A 7-lot warehouse subdivision in Fyansford for JDJ Capital Pty Ltd.
– Non-dutiable Transfer of Land from a family discretionary trust to a beneficiary.
– SMSF sale of land and mortgage-backed loan to purchaser.
– Purchase of Farming Land and Water rights and submitting complex assessment of stamp duty.
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